On AlterNet: child care

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The Trials of the 21st Century Wife

Alessandra Whitney, Sirens Magazine. March 12, 2009.

Becoming a wife can still mean losing our independence — and it's not our husbands who are making us feel this way. So then who is?

What Obama Should Do for Women

Adrianne Appel, IPS News. November 20, 2008.

From women's reproductive health worldwide, to child care and equal pay, women activists are ready to speak with Obama about what needs to be done.

Child Care Gets a Special Mother's Day Promotion

Jill Hindenach, Women's eNews. May 5, 2008.

Child care is a long-neglected political issue. But this Mother's Day, a handful of advocates are putting it back on the radar screen.

Women Give Dems Big Bucks, Get Little in Return

Allison Stevens, Women's eNews. April 9, 2008.

Women are making record campaign contributions, so why are campaign agendas still mute on child care, birth control and domestic violence?

Long Tours Extend Heartaches for Military Moms

Alison Bowen, Women's eNews. May 30, 2007.

Thirty-eight percent of active-duty military women are mothers. A congressional report says these military moms lack child care support and services to help ease the separations.